2025–26 academic calendar for all programs, except Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master in Information Technology Management (MITM)
| Fall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| August | 18 | 2025 | Official Registration Week Start (August 18, 2025)
Faculty Reporting to Work (August 18, 2025) Student Orientation Day (August 20, 2025) |
| August | 25 | 2025 | Semester Start - Add/Drop Period |
| September | 01 | 2025 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| September | 15 | 2025 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Midterm Examination Period October 11 - October 19 | |||
| October | 27 | 2025 | Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester (October 30, 2025) |
| November | 10 | 2025 | Last day of WN grade |
| December | 01 | 2025 | Commemoration Day |
| December | 02&03 | 2025 | National Day |
| Examination Period December 13 - December 21 | |||
| Fall Semester Break(Holiday) December 22, 2025 - January 04, 2026 | |||
| Spring | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| January | 05 | 2026 | Official Registration Week |
| January | 12 | 2026 | Semester Start - Add/Drop Period |
| January | 19 | 2026 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| January | 26 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Midterm Examination Period February 28 - March 08 | |||
| March | 09 | 2026 | Pre-Registration Open for Summer 1 (March 09) |
| Spring Semester Break(Holiday)March 23 - March 29 | |||
| April | 06 | 2026 | Last day of WN grade |
| Examination Period May 09 - May 17 | |||
| Summer 1 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| May | 18 | 2026 | Official Registration Week |
| May | 25 | 2026 | Semester Start - Add/Drop Period |
| June | 01 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
Pre-Registration for Fall 2026-27 (May 30) |
| Examination Period July 03 - July 05 | |||
| Summer 2 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| July | 06 | 2026 | Semester Start - Add/Drop Period |
| July | 13 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Examination Period August 14 - August 15 | |||
| Fall Semester2026-27 | Official Registration Starts on August 17 , Classes Starts on August 24 | ||
2025–26 academic calendar for Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master in Information Technology Management (MITM)
| Fall Cycle 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| August | 18 | 2025 | Official Registration Week |
| August | 25 | 2025 | Cycle 1 Start - Add/Drop Period |
| September | 01 | 2025 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| September | 08 | 2025 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Final Examination Period October 13 - October 19 | |||
| Fall Cycle 2 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| October | 20 | 2025 | Cycle 2 Start - Add/Drop Period |
| October | 27 | 2025 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| November | 03 | 2025 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| December | 01 | 2025 | Commemoration Day |
| December | 02&03 | 2025 | National Day |
| Examination Period December 13 - December 21 | |||
| Fall Semester Break(Holiday) December 22,2025 - January 04,2026 | |||
| Spring Cycle 1 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| January | 05 | 2026 | Cycle 1 Start - Add/Drop Period |
| January | 12 | 2026 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| January | 19 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Final Examination Period February 23 - March 01 | |||
| Spring Cycle 2 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| March | 02 | 2026 | Cycle 2 Start - Add/Drop Period |
| March | 09 | 2026 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| March | 16 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Spring Semester Break(Holiday)March 23 - March 29 | |||
| Examination Period April 27 - May 03 | |||
| Summer 1 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| May | 04 | 2026 | Class Start - Add/Drop |
| May | 11 | 2026 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| May | 18 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Examination Period June 22 - July 28 | |||
| Summer 2 | |||
| Month | Date | Year | Event |
| June | 29 | 2026 | Class Start - Add/Drop |
| July | 06 | 2026 | First Day of 50% drop course penalty |
| July | 13 | 2026 | First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade |
| Examination Period June 22 - July 28 | |||
All Islamic Lunar Holidays for the private sector will be fixed per the announcement by the relevant Ministry
Ramadan lecture timing is from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm.
Always refer to www.cud.ac.ae for the latest Academic Calendar, as some dates are subject to change